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Abstract

Civil rights in Europe.
Topics: knowledge of the concept of citizenship of the European Union;
self-assessment of knowledge on the rights as a European Union citizen;
knowledge test about citizenship of the European Union: acquisition of
citizenship, simultaneous existence of the European citizenship and the
national citizenship, possibility to choose not to be a citizen of the
Union; rights of citizens of the Union: free choice of residence, the
right to make a complaint to the European Commission, European
Parliament or European Ombudsman, the right to equal treatment in all
EU countries, the right to aks for help at embassies of other EU
Member States if the respondents country does not have an embassy
there, the right to participate in citizens´ initiative, the right to
address directly to the authority of the EU Member State of residence
to get a passport; self-assessment of knowledge about what one can do
if his rights as an EU citizen ar not respected; free movement within
the EU brings benefits to the national economy; desired amount of help
from embassies of a EU Member State if no embassy of the
country of origin exists; in cases where family members of EU
citizens are not nationals of an EU Member State, they should get
assistance by the embassies of Member States under the same conditions
as EU citizens.
Demography: sex; age; age at the end of education; occupation and
occupational status; region; degree of ubranization; landline phone or
mobile phone in the houshold; number of persons aged 15 years or more
in the household (household size).
Additionally encoded: weighting factor.

Abstract

Civil rights in Europe.
Topics: knowledge of the concept of citizenship of the European Union;
self-assessment of knowledge on the rights as a European Union citizen;
knowledge test about citizenship of the European Union: acquisition of
citizenship, simultaneous existence of the European citizenship and the
national citizenship, possibility to choose not to be a citizen of the
Union; rights of citizens of the Union: free choice of residence, the
right to make a complaint to the European Commission, European
Parliament or European Ombudsman, the right to equal treatment in all
EU countries, the right to aks for help at embassies of other EU
Member States if the respondents country does not have an embassy
there, the right to participate in citizens´ initiative, the right to
address directly to the authority of the EU Member State of residence
to get a passport; self-assessment of knowledge about what one can do
if his rights as an EU citizen ar not respected; free movement within
the EU brings benefits to the national economy; desired amount of help
from embassies of a EU Member State if no embassy of the
country of origin exists; in cases where family members of EU
citizens are not nationals of an EU Member State, they should get
assistance by the embassies of Member States under the same conditions
as EU citizens.
Demography: sex; age; age at the end of education; occupation and
occupational status; region; degree of ubranization; landline phone or
mobile phone in the houshold; number of persons aged 15 years or more
in the household (household size).
Additionally encoded: weighting factor.

Methodology

Geographic Coverage

Universe

Population of the respective nationalities of the European Union Member
States, resident in each of the 27 Member States and aged 15 years and
over.

Selection Method

Multi-stage random (probability) sample. In each household, the respondent was drawn at random following the ´last birthday rule´.

European Commission: Flash Eurobarometer 365. European Union Citizenship. Conducted by TNS Opinion & Social at the request of the European Commission, Directorate-General Justice Survey co-ordinated by the European Commission, Directorate-General for Communication (DG COMM “Research and Speechwriting” Unit). Brussels, February 2013.
http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/flash/fl_365_en.pdf

EB - Flash Eurobarometer
The Flash Eurobarometer were launched by the European Commission in the late eighties, turning out a Monthly Monitor between in 1994 and 1995. These “small scale” surveys are conducted in all EU member states at times, occasionally reducing or enlarging the scope of countries as a function of specific topics. The typical sample size is 500-1000 respondents per country and interviews are usually conducted by phone in the respective national language. The Flash Eurobarometer include series on special topics (Common Currency, EU Enlargement, Information Society, Entrepreneurship, Innovation) as well as special target group polls, particularly company managers with enterprise related topics.